the launch

i arrived at the marina at about 7.30 and was aware the trailer wasn't able to go down the slipway for the boat to be launched by putting the trailer in the water... so i went to find my friend who works there and asked him if would be able to have have the boat lifted into the water. luckily they had to us the crave anyway that day s i was in luck. they said it would be about middy when she would be launched so i made some calls to people to come and see her go in . at 9.30 the work yard staff came to me and said they would launch then so i had to chuck everything on board and get towed to the crane (which wasn't far). i made the same calls but telling them to come down A.S.A.P. by the time it was ready to launch everyone was there apart from my parents. by this time i was very nervous and was wandering if the boat would float!! seeing my boat being lifted above me was a strange feeling. as soon as i was safe get on board i rushed in to check the skin fittings and make sure there was no water entering. i found some salt water in the bilge but i think that was the stuff i had got out fully before she went in so we left her in the water and went for walk to let everything settle. when we came back she ............... was ................ afloat